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Page Layout

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Summary of the previous lecture

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Font properties Controlling text with CSS Styling links Styling background Styling tables

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Outline

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The process to design a page layout div tag Coding a page using divs and CSS

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Consider a web application to develop

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CONNECTIONS: a smaller version of social web Users can register themselves After registration they can send a text message to anybody who is registered with the website User’s can view the received messages

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1. The process

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Determine the requirements of the site Group the required information Make a site map Identify key elements for each page Decide about the arrangement information on each page of Translate the design into code

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1.1 Determining requirements

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Under standing the audience Who? Who will visit the site?

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You can create fictional visitors

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Men and women of 20 to 50 years of age Why? Why have they come to your site?

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Send messages

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View received messages

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1.1 Determining requirements…

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What? What does a visitor need to achieve a goal?

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Will they be familiar with your product?

How often? How often can you realistically expect them to visit?

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In-order to make changes

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1.1 Determining requirements…

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Things You Want the Site to Do Determining the requirement of the owner of the site which are not already listed

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User must register themselves in-order to send and receive messages

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1.2 Grouping and categorization

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Group related information/sections

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Home page: login form, registration form

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User page: user’s information, recent messages

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Inbox: Received messages

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Outbox: Sent messages

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Send a message: Send message form

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1.3 Make a site map…

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Site map shows how many and how they relate pages you need Usually look like either a family tree list or folder

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1.3 Make a site map

Home page User page Inbox Outbox Send a message

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1.4 Key element for each page

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Common sections (header, navigation, footer etc.) Page specific sections Common Sections (header, footer) Page specific sections Home page: login form, registration form User page: user’s information, recent messages

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1.4 Key element for each page…

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Inbox page: received messages Outbox page: messages sent by the user Send message page: form to send a message

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1.5 Arranging elements on pages header Logo Web Page Login form Sign-In form

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Footer

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1.5 Arranging elements on pages… User Info User Picture Actions

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User data Message Recent Messages

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2. Translating design into code

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Liquid vs Fixed design The Div tag Coding the design

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2.1 Liquid vs Fixed design

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Liquid Design

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designs automatically fits to the screen

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Use percentage values to declare height and width of sections Fixed design

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Designs remain fixed width

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Use fixed sections values to declare height and width of

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2.2 The
tag

• Defines a

division or section in an HTML document

• Visually, allows us to make

containers that can be formatted

• Can be declared as •

……
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2.2 The
tag

Starts a div Div ends Div style Div contents Second div

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2.2 The
tag…

First div Second div

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2.3 Coding the design

//header div ends
//container div ends

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2.3 Coding the design…

Header and logo divs
Heading text
Form element
//form container ends
//end of center content
//container div ends

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2.3 Coding the design…

Header and logo divs
Login form div’s
Heading text
Form element
//form container ends
//end of center content
//container div ends

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2.3 Coding the design…

Header and logo divs
Login form div’s Registration form div’s
//end of center content
//container div ends

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2.3 Coding the design…

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Divs required to make the structure: Main container Header Logo Center container Form container Form heading Form row

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2.3 Coding the design…

Main container

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2.3 Coding the design…

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Header div

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2.3 Coding the design…

Logo div

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2.3 Coding the design…

Center content

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2.3 Coding the design…

Form heading Form row

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2.3 Coding the design…

Styling label Styling input field

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2.3 Coding the design…

Div adding space Footer div

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2.3 Coding the design…

Container div Header div Header ends Container ends Logo div

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2.3 Coding the design…

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2.3 Coding the design…

Center content starts Form container start Form starts Row starts Form heading Label Input field Row ends Form container end Center content ends

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2.3 Coding the design…

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2.3 Coding the design…

Space is added Form container heading Form row Second row

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2.3 Coding the design…

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2.3 Coding the design…

Footer div

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2.3 Coding the design…

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Summary

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The process to design a page layout div tag Coding a page using divs and CSS

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References

• Chapter 9, Beginning HTML, XHTML,CSS, and JavaScript, by Jon Duckett, Wiley Publishing; 2009, ISBN: 978-0-470 54070-1. Basharat Mahmood, Department of Computer Science, CIIT, Islamabad, Pakistan.

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